2014 BCME Results
The NAMM Foundation is proud to announce the results for the 15th annual Best Communities for Music Education survey. Read the complete roster of districts and schools. Thank you to all who participated.
"The Best Communities for Music Education designation gave our district the opportunity to shine the spotlight on our outstanding music teachers, students, and community partners," said Heather Crocker, Director of Communications for Blaine County School District in Idaho. "In the true spirit of education, our music teachers passed the recognition on to their students and community partners. Programs like Best Communities are critical to the future success of music education."
| District | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| Abington School District | Abington | PA |
| Akron Central Schools | Akron | NY |
| Albion Central School District | Albion | NY |
| Ames Community School District | Ames | IA |
| Amityville Union Free School District | Amityville | NY |
| Ann Arbor Public Schools | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District 11 | Anoka | MN |
| Archbold Area Local Schools | Archbold | OH |
| Arlington Central School District | LaGrangeville | NY |
| Arlington Independent School District | Arlington | TX |
| Ashdown public schools | Ashdown | AR |
| Auburn City Schools | Auburn | AL |
| Auburn Enlarged City School District | Auburn | NY |
| Austin Independent School District | Austin | TX |
| Avon Lake City School District | Avon Lake | OH |
| Avon Public Schools | Avon | CT |
| Bakersfield City School District | Bakersfield | CA |
| Baldwinsville Central School District | Baldwinsville | NY |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | Towson | MD |
| Bangor Area School District | Bangor | PA |
| Barnstable Public Schools | Hyannis | MA |
| Barrington Public Schools | Barrington | RI |
| Batavia School District #101 | Batavia | IL |
| Bay Shore Union Free School District | Bay Shore | NY |
| Bay Village City School District | Bay Village | OH |
| Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District | Bayport | NY |
| Beachwood City Schools | Beachwood | OH |
| Bedford Central School District | Bedford | NY |
| Belmont Public Schools | Belmont | MA |
| Berea City School District | Berea | OH |
| Bergenfield Public Schools | Bergenfield | NJ |
| Berkeley Unified School District | Berkeley | CA |
| Berkley School District | Oak Park | MI |
| Bethel Park School District | Bethel Park | PA |
| Biloxi Public Schools | Biloxi | MS |
| Blaine County School District #61 | Hailey | ID |
| Bloomfield Hills Schools | Bloomfield Hills | MI |
| Boyertown Area School District | Boyertown | PA |
| Brewster Central School District | Brewster | NY |
| Brighton Central School District | Rochester | NY |
| Bristol Virginia Public Schools | Bristol | VA |
| Brownsville Independent School District | Brownsville | TX |
| Burlington Public Schools | Burlington | MA |
| Burlington Township School District | Burlington | NJ |
| Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District | Scotia | NY |
| Cabarrus County Schools | Concord | NC |
| Canton Public Schools | Canton | CT |
| Carlisle Independent School District | Price | TX |
| Carmel Central School District | Patterson | NY |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District | Carrollton | TX |
| Caswell County Schools | Yanceyville | NC |
| Cazenovia Central School | Cazenovia | NY |
| Central Bucks School District | Doylestown | PA |
| Central Cambria School District | Ebensburg | PA |
| Central York School District | York | PA |
| Chatham Central School District | Chatham | NY |
| Chelmsford Public Schools | Chelmsford | MA |
| Cheshire Public Schools | Cheshire | CT |
| Chilton Public Schools | Chilton | WI |
| Chittenango Central School | Chittenango | NY |
| Clairton City School district | Clairton | PA |
| Clarence Central School District | Clarence | NY |
| Clark County School District | Las Vegas | NV |
| Clark Shawnee | Springfield | OH |
| Clarke County School District | Athens | GA |
| Clarksville Montgomery County School System | Clarksville | TN |
| Cloudcroft Municipal Schools | Cloudcroft | NM |
| Cobb County School District | Marietta | GA |
| Collegium Charter School | Exton | PA |
| Colonial School District | Plymouth Meeting | PA |
| Commack Public Schools | East Northport | NY |
| Community Consolidated School District 93 | Bloomingdale | IL |
| Connetquot Central School District | Bohemia | NY |
| Conroe Independent School District | Conroe | TX |
| Council Rock School District | Newtown | PA |
| Culver School District #4 | Culver | OR |
| Cumberland Valley School District | Mechanicsburg | PA |
| Cuyahoga Heights Local | Cleveland | OH |
| Davenport Community School District | Davenport | IA |
| David Douglas School District | Portland | OR |
| Davis Joint Unified School District | Davis | CA |
| Dearborn Public Schools | Dearborn | MI |
| Deer Park Union Free School District | Deer Park | NY |
| DeKalb County School District | Stone Mountain | GA |
| Delavan Darien School District | Delavan | WI |
| Delaware Valley School District | Milford | PA |
| Delsea Regional High School District | Franklinville | NJ |
| Denton Independent School District | Denton | TX |
| Deptford Township Public Schools | Deptford | NJ |
| Dover Area School District | Dover | PA |
| Dover Union Free School District | Dover Plains | NY |
| Duxbury Public Schools | Duxbury | MA |
| Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District | Fort Worth | TX |
| East Islip Union Free School District | Islip Terrace | NY |
| East Meadow Union Free School District | Westbury | NY |
| East Rockaway Public Schools | East Rockaway | NY |
| East Stroudsburg Area School District | East Stroudsburg | PA |
| East Syracuse Minoa CSD | E. Syracuse | NY |
| Eastport South Manor Central School District | Manorville | NY |
| Edmonds School District #15 | Lynnwood | WA |
| Eldred Central School District | Eldred | NY |
| Elkhart Community Schools | Elkhart | IN |
| Ellicottville Central School District | Ellicottville | NY |
| Ephrata Area School District | Ephrata | PA |
| Everett Public Schools | Everett | MA |
| Evergreen Public Schools | Vancouver, | WA |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | Falls Church | VA |
| Falmouth Public Schools | North Falmouth | Ma |
| Fargo Public Schools | Fargo | ND |
| Farmingdale Union Free School District | Farmingdale | NY |
| Fayette County Public Schools | Lexington | KY |
| Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools | Manlius | NY |
| Ferndale Public Schools | Ferndale | MI |
| Firelands Local Schools | Oberlin | OH |
| Fishers Island Union Free School District | Fishers Island | NY |
| Florence School District One | Florence | SC |
| Forbes Road School District | Waterfall | PA |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | Sugar Land | TX |
| Fort Worth ISD | Fort Worth | TX |
| Fox Chapel Area School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Fraser Public Schools | Fraser | MI |
| Frederic Area School District | Frederic | WI |
| Fredonia Central School District | Fredonia | NY |
| Frontier Central School District | Hamburg | NY |
| Fulton City School District | Fulton | NY |
| Fulton County School System | Atlanta | GA |
| Galveston Independent School District | Galveston | TX |
| Garden City Public Schools | Garden City | NY |
| Garland Independent School District | Garland | TX |
| Gateway School District | Enoch | UT |
| Glastonbury Public Schools | Glastonbury | CT |
| Glendale unified school district | Glendale | CA |
| Governor Mifflin School District | Shillington | PA |
| Grand Forks Public School District #1 | Grand Forks | ND |
| Grand Island Central School District | Grand Island | NY |
| Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District | Grapevine | TX |
| Great Falls Public Schools | Great Falls | MT |
| Great Neck Public Schools | Great Neck | NY |
| Greenwich Public Schools | Greenwich | CT |
| Gwinnett County Public Schools | Suwanee | GA |
| Half Hollow Hills Central School District | Dix Hills | NY |
| Hampton City Public Schools | Hampton | VA |
| Hanover County Public Schools | Hanover | VA |
| Harris-Lake Park Community School District | Lake Park | IA |
| Harrisonburg City Public Schools | Harrisonburg | VA |
| Hastings Public Schools | Hastings | NE |
| Henrico County Public Schools | Richmond | VA |
| Hermiston School District 8R | Hermiston | OR |
| Hidalgo Independent School District | Hidalgo | TX |
| Hilliard City Schools | Columbus | OH |
| Hillsborough County Public Schools | Tampa | FL |
| Hilton Central School Distrct | Hilton | NY |
| Holland Public Schools | Holland | MI |
| Holley Central School | Holley | NY |
| Hollidaysburg Area School District | Hollidaysburg | PA |
| Homewood City Schools | Homewood | AL |
| Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District | Honeoye Falls | NY |
| Hoosick Falls Central School | Hoosick Falls | NY |
| Hoover City Schools | Hoover | AL |
| Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Pennington | NJ |
| Horry County Schools | Conway | SC |
| Hortonville Area School District | Hortonville | WI |
| Huntington Union Free School District | Huntington Station | NY |
| Hurst Euless Bedford Independent School District | Bedford | TX |
| Independent School District 621 Mounds View Public Schools | Shoreview | MN |
| Independent School District 829 | Waseca | MN |
| Indian Prairie School District | Aurora | IL |
| Irvine Unified School District | Irvine | CA |
| Ithaca City School District | Ithaca | NY |
| Jackson City Schools | Jackson | OH |
| Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District | DeWitt | NY |
| Jericho Union Free School District | Westbury | NY |
| Johnson City Central School District | Johnson City | NY |
| Joliet Public School District 86 | Joliet | IL |
| Jordan Elbridge Central School | Jordan | NY |
| Katy Independent School District | Katy | TX |
| Kenmore Tonawanda Union Free School District | Buffalo | NY |
| Kettering City Schools | Ketteing | OH |
| Kettle Moraine School District | Wales | WI |
| Kimberly Area School District | Combined Locks | WI |
| Kings Local School District | Kings Mills | OH |
| Kinnelon School District | Kinnelon | NJ |
| Kit Carson R-1 School District | Kit Carson | CO |
| Klein Independent School District | Klein | TX |
| Lawrence Township Public School | Lawrenceville | NJ |
| Le Roy Central School District | Le Roy | NY |
| Lebanon City School District | Lebanon | OH |
| Les Cheneaux Community School District | Cedarville | MI |
| Levittown Public Schools | Levittown | NY |
| Lewisburg Area School District | Lewisburg | PA |
| Lewisville Independent School District | Lewisville | TX |
| Lexington Public Schools | Lexington | MA |
| Liberty School District | Liberty | MS |
| Lincoln Unified School District | Stockton | CA |
| Lindenhurst Union Free School District | Lindenhurst | NY |
| Liverpool Central School District | Liverpool | NY |
| Long Beach City School District | Lido Beach | NY |
| Longwood Central School District | Middle Island | NY |
| Loudoun County Public Schools | Ashburn | VA |
| Lower Merion School District | Ardmore | PA |
| Lower Moreland Twp. School District | Huntingdon Valley | PA |
| Loyalsock Township School District | Montoursville | PA |
| Lynbrook Union Free School District | Lynbrook | NY |
| Madison Public Schools | Madison | NJ |
| Maine Township High School District #207 | Park Ridge | IL |
| Maine-Endwell Central School District | Endwell | NY |
| Malverne UFSD | Malverne | NY |
| Manhasset Union Free School District | Manhasset | NY |
| Marlboro School District | Milton | NY |
| Marple Newtown School District | Newtown Square | PA |
| Massapequa Union Free School District | Massapequa | NY |
| McAllen Independent School District | McAllen | TX |
| McKinney Independent School District | McKinney | TX |
| Mechanicsburg Area School District | Mechanicsburg | PA |
| Meridian Public Schools | Sanford | MI |
| Mesquite Independent School District | Mesquite | TX |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville | TN |
| Metropolitan School District of Warren Township | Indianapolis | IN |
| Mexico Academy and Central School District | Mexico | NY |
| Midland Park Public Schools | Midland Park | NJ |
| Midway Independent School District | Woodway | TX |
| Millbrook Central School District | Millbrook | NY |
| Millburn Township Public Schools | Millburn | NJ |
| Millville Public Schools | Millville | NJ |
| Milpitas Unified School District | Milpitas | CA |
| Mineola Union Free School District | Mineola | NY |
| Minnetonka Public Schools #276 | Minnetonka | MN |
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School District | Central Valley | NY |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Christiansburg | VA |
| Montgomery Independent School District | Montgomery | TX |
| Monticello Central SChool District | Monticello | NY |
| Moon Area School District | Moon Township | PA |
| Mt. Lebanon School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| New Hartford Central School District | New Hartford | NY |
| New Haven Community Schools | New Haven | MI |
| New Providence School District | New Providence | NJ |
| Newark Central School District | Newark | NY |
| Newberg Public Schools | Newberg | OR |
| Newfield Central School District | Newfield | NY |
| Newington Public Schools | Newington | CT |
| Newtown Public Schools | Newtown | CT |
| Niskayuna Central School District | Niskayuna | NY |
| North Allegheny School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| North Colonie Central School District | Latham | NY |
| North Penn School District | Lansdale | PA |
| Northport-East Northport School District | Northport | NY |
| Northwest Independent School District | Justin | TX |
| Norway-Vulcan Area Schools | Norway | MI |
| Nutley Public Schools | Nutley | NJ |
| Nyack Union Free School District | Nyack | NY |
| Oberlin City Schools | Oberlin | OH |
| Oceanside Public Schools | Oceanside | NY |
| Olmsted Falls City Schools | Olmsted Falls | OH |
| Osseo Area Schools ISD 279 | Maple Grove | MN |
| Ossining Union Free School District | Ossining | NY |
| Oxford Community Schools | Oxford | MI |
| Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 | Palatine | IL |
| Palmyra-Macedon Central School District | Palmyra | NY |
| Paoli Community School Corporation | Paoli | IN |
| Paramus Public Schools | Paramus | NJ |
| Park Ridge school district | Park Ridge | NJ |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills school District | Parsippany | NJ |
| Pasadena Independent School District | Pasadena | TX |
| Pasco School District #1 | Pasco | WA |
| Patchogue-Medford School District | Patchogue | NY |
| Penfield Central School District | Penfield | NY |
| Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation | Mishawaka | IN |
| Pennsbury School District | Fairless Hills | PA |
| Perrysburg Exempted Village Schools | Perrysburg | OH |
| Phoenix Central School District | Phoenix | NY |
| Pittsford Central School District | Pittsford | NY |
| Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District | Plainview | NY |
| Plano Community School District #88 | Plano | IL |
| Pleasant Valley Community School District | Bettendorf | IA |
| Port Jefferson School District | Port Jefferson | NY |
| Princeton City Schools | Cincinnati | OH |
| Pulaski Community School District | Pulaski | WI |
| Putnam Valley Central School District | Putnam Valley | NY |
| Quaker Valley School District | Leetsdale | PA |
| Queensbury Union Free School District | Queensbury | NY |
| Randolph Township Schools | Randolph | NJ |
| Red Hook Central School District | Red Hook | NY |
| Red Lion Area School District | Red Lion | PA |
| Red Oak Independent School District | Red Oak | TX |
| Richardson Independent School District | Richardson | TX |
| Ridgefield Public Schools | Ridgefield | NJ |
| Ripon Area School District | Ripon | WI |
| Roanoke City Public Schools | Roanoke | VA |
| Roanoke County Public schools | Roanoke | VA |
| Rochester Area School District | Rochester | PA |
| Rochester Community Schools | Rochester | MI |
| Rush-Henrietta Central School District | Henrietta | NY |
| Saint Johns County School District | St. Augustine | FL |
| San Diego Unified School District | San Diego | CA |
| Sasnta Fe Public Schools | Santa Fe | NM |
| Scardalse Union Free School District | Scarsdale | NY |
| School Administrative Unit 16 | Exeter | NH |
| School District of Fort Atkinson | Fort Atkinson | WI |
| School District of Lancaster | Lancaster | PA |
| School District of Springfield Township | Flourtown | PA |
| School District of Upper Dublin | Maple Glen | PA |
| Scotts Valley Unified School District | Scotts Valley | CA |
| Shaker Heights City School District | Shaker Heights | OH |
| Shelby County Schools | Memphis | TN |
| Shiner Independent School District | Shiner | TX |
| Skaneateles Central School District | Skaneateles | NY |
| Smithtown Central School District | Smithtown | NY |
| South Bend Community School Corporation | South Bend | IN |
| South Brunswick School District | Monmouth Junction | NJ |
| South Central Local School District | Greenwich | OH |
| South Colonie Central School District | Albany | NY |
| South Cpuntry Central School District | East Patchogue | NY |
| South Orangetown Central School District | Blauvelt | NY |
| South Spencer County School Corporation | Rockport | IN |
| Southern Berkshire Regional School District | Sheffield | MA |
| Southington Public Schools | Southington | CT |
| Spackenkill Union Free School District | Poughkeepsie | NY |
| Spring Grove Area School District | Spring Grove | PA |
| Spring Independent School District | Houston | TX |
| Springfield School District | Springfield | PA |
| St. Joseph School District | St. Joseph | MS |
| Stafford Intermediate School | Manahawkin | NJ |
| State College Area School District | State College | PA |
| Stillwater Public Schools | Stillwater | OK |
| Stow-Munroe Falls City School District | Stow | OH |
| Strongsville City School District | Strongsville | OH |
| Sunnyvale Independent School District | Sunnyvale | TX |
| Sycamore Community School District | Cincinnati | OH |
| Syosset Central School District | Syosset | NY |
| Torrington Public Schools | Torrington | CT |
| Tri County Schools | De Witt | NE |
| Trinity Area School District | Washington | PA |
| Tripoli Community School District | Tripoli | IA |
| Troy School District | Troy | MI |
| Tucson Unified School District | Tucson | AZ |
| United Community Center, Inc. | Milwaukee | WI |
| Upper Deerfield Township Schools | Seabrook | NJ |
| Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools | Upper Sandusky | OH |
| Utica Community Schools | Sterling Heights | MI |
| Vernon Township Public Schools | Vernon | NJ |
| Vestavia Hills City Scools | Vestavia Hills, | AL |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Virginia Beach | VA |
| Wakefield Public Schools | Wakefield | MA |
| Ware County Schools | Waycross | GA |
| Warwick Valley Central School District | Warwick | NY |
| Washingtonville Central School District | Washingtonville | NY |
| Watertown Unified School District | Watertown | WI |
| Waverly Central School District | Waverly | NY |
| Waxahachie Independent School District | Waxahachie | TX |
| Wayland Public Schools | Wayland | MA |
| wayne central school district | ontario center | NY |
| Waynesboro Area School District | Waynesboro | PA |
| Webster Central School District | Weebster | NY |
| West Allis-West Milwaukee School District | West Allis | WI |
| West Branch Local Schools | Beloit | OH |
| West Des Moines Community Schools | West Des Moines | IA |
| West Essex Regional School District | North Caldwell | NJ |
| West Genesee Central School District | Camillus | NY |
| West Hartford Public Schools | West Hartford | CT |
| West Irondequoit Central School District | Rochester | NY |
| West Lafayette Community School Corporation | West Lafayette | IN |
| West Milford Township Public Schools | West Milford | NJ |
| Westborough Public Schools | Westborough | MA |
| Westford Public Schools | Westford | MA |
| Weston Public Schools | Weston | MA |
| Weston Public Schools | Weston | CT |
| Westport Public Schools | Westport | CT |
| Whitewater Unified School District | Whitewater | WI |
| Wichita Public Schools USD259 | Wichita | KS |
| Wicomico County Public Schools | Salisbury | MD |
| Willard R-II Schools | Willard | MS |
| Williamsport Area School District | Williamsport | PA |
| Williamsville Central School District | East Amherst | NY |
| Woodland Park School District RE-2 | Woodland Park | CO |
| Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 | Woodstock | IL |
| Wylie Independent School District | Wylie | TX |